Possiblyfromorion - M Kay

Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

The Types in a Nutshell

ENTP: stubborn yet agreeable

ENFP: selfless yet independent

ENTJ: hypocritical yet righteous

ENFJ: outspoken yet thoughtful

ESTP: reckless yet careful

ESFP: focused yet active

ESTJ: demanding yet mellow

ESFJ: sympathetic yet strict

INTP: logical yet impulsive

INFP: friendly yet distant

INTJ: two-faced yet steady

INFJ: perfectionist yet negative

ISTP: domineering yet peaceful

ISFP: narrow yet resourceful

ISTJ: isolated yet popular

ISFJ: relaxed yet persistent

“Trying to maintain a pleasant state and avoid an unpleasant state is actually the cause of sorrow. When you stop resisting, you see that what seems frightening is actually the absolute beauty of reality. When you see that everything is a momentary display of reality, then you stop resisting it. Resistance hurts, only every single time. Love is the state of nonresistance.”

— Adyashanti

Many people have tried to attribute my thirst for knowledge as Ti based, but I am fairly confident that I am an INFP. Would you say that my thirst for knowledge and curiosity relates more to my Ne and needing to understand multiple perspectives? And would you say that is a common error some people make with typing based of stereotypical factors, thinking they are Ti just because they like researching/understanding things fully when that's not really how they reach conclusions?

It’s a common misconception and a common reason why Ns mistype. “Thirst for knowledge” is easily misconstrued when one does not consider the REASON or motivation behind it, and you must understand cognitive motivation to identify functions correctly. In everyday speech, the phrase carries the connotation of someone who likes to learn for the sake of learning or someone who is intellectually curious for the sake of valuing knowledge in itself -> this is NOT Ti. Ti is a judging function that systematizes information, not a data gathering function, it wants to construct unambiguous and fact-based judgments about the world, it wants to create very elegant and precise rules and principles on which to make confident, independent decisions. Therefore, Ti wants to “figure something out” but not for the sake of “just knowing”, rather, the purpose is very specific in wanting a very particular framework of knowledge to navigate particular situations with confidence.

“Thirst for knowledge” is more likely to arise from the intuitive functions because they are data gathering perceiving functions. Ns are more likely or have a greater urge than Ss to thirst for knowledge because they value knowledge that goes beyond what is readily known. Therefore, INFPs and INTPs both tend to have a thirst for knowledge because of high Ne, INPs tend to be more intellectually curious than ISPs. And Ti dom descriptions are often skewed towards INTPs. STPs can be intellectually curious but they are usually more focused in their interests (Ni) and concrete in terms of wanting to build up a physical, practical, or hands-on skill/ability (Se). High N functions often force people into being what appears to be “analytical” because they flood the the mind with so much abstract information that one is often forced to sort through it, however, it is the judging functions that do the actual sorting and analyzing, even though perceiving and judging functions often feel like they work seamlessly together, especially when both are pointed in the same i/e direction. When Ns read the Ti description, they wrongly assume that wanting to “figure out how something works” means the same thing as “thirst for knowledge” because that’s how they want to interpret it for themselves. NFs are often unconsciously insecure about feeling intellectually inferior, so when they read the Ti description, they want it to fit and even twist it to fit. NFJs in particular often confuse Ni and Ti (I think almost every week I get at least one NFJ who believes they are T). 

“I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.”

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Epiphany

“The virtue of a man ought to be measured, not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.” – Blaise Pascal

After The Storm ~ Yegor Malinovskii

Roly Polies Came From the Sea to Conquer the Earth

Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there’s something less creepy about these critters than other insects. Maybe it’s because they’re not insects at all. 

via: Deep Look

So I doodled one of these then instantly became obsessed with the idea and can’t stop and have been spamming twitter with brain wolf facts sorry everyone.